What goes around comes around. Now, in order for his family to survive, he has to lower himself to curry favor with the Yun family.
A fallen phoenix is no better than a chicken!
Yunyan had noticed that her third brother disliked this Lord Huang, so her husband didn't need to put on a smiling face.
"Husband, San'er is crying for you to hold her, go and comfort her."
Luo Shouxin glanced at Huang Guichang and said, "Lord Huang, please make yourself at home!"
The area around the Yun family camp was filled with people from Linjia Village, and there was no extra space left, so Huang Guichang had no choice but to lead his family to the back.
Back in the makeshift shed, Yunmu saw all her children gathered together.
After she sat down, Yun Mo told everyone about Huang Guichang's plot against the Yun family's secret guards.
Yunye slammed his fist on the ground, filled with indignation, and said, "This kind of cowardly and despicable person should have been torn to pieces long ago."
His injuries have mostly healed, and he can walk around for a while each day.
"What a pity, I used to want to form a marriage alliance with their family," said Yunmu.
Yun Mo said, "Mother, please never say such things again."
“I only got interested in him because I heard that the eldest daughter of the Huang family had a good temperament. Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing and I will never have any more thoughts about his family,” Yunmu explained.
Luo Shouxin shared with everyone what he had learned from Huang Guichang.
"What if he insists on following us?"
Yun Mo scoffed upon hearing this, "The journey is difficult, so let's each go our own way and rely on our own abilities to survive."
Yunye said, "Since the Yun family's misfortune, all our relatives and friends have avoided us like the plague. They haven't offered any help, not even a kind word. They've all lost their conscience!"
Yunye felt this most deeply, and he said in a deep voice, "From now on, our Yun family owes no one anything!"
Led by their servant, Huang Guichang and his family walked straight to the back.
Lin Yinan leaned back on her luggage, munching on a pancake, when Huang Chengwen's eyes lit up at the sight of her.
What a striking young lady! Although she was dressed in simple black, her figure was slender and graceful, like a beautiful straight line, exuding an elegant and refreshing temperament.
Lin Yinan felt an aggressive gaze and looked towards Huang Guichang's group. A man who looked like a stick was walking and staring at her lewdly.
The man was covered in dirt. When their eyes met, the man gave her a flirtatious once-over.
"Neuropathy!"
Lin Yinan lost her appetite under his gaze, stuffed the pancake into her mouth in two bites, and tightened her grip on the sword hilt.
Thinking her eldest son was too tired to walk, Madam Ge quickly turned around and comforted him, "Chengwen, just hang in there a little longer, you'll be able to stop and rest soon."
Huang Chengwen caught up with the group in two steps, and kept looking back.
"Mom, I'm fine, I can hold on."
The Huang family rested not far from Lin Yinan's house, fearing further robbery by refugees, and dared not stray far from the Lin family village group.
In the dead of night, all was quiet.
As Lin Yinan slept soundly, she seemed to dream that she was being stalked by a venomous snake. The icy sensation spread throughout her body, making her sleep restless.
I felt a chill run down my spine for no reason, and a sense of fear rose from the bottom of my heart.
Lin Yinan suddenly woke up with a start.
A dark figure was rummaging through the package beside her. When it saw that she was awake, it put down what it was holding, chewed on some dried meat, and reached out its hand to her.
Lin Yinan quickly drew her sword and slashed at the claws that were reaching towards her.
"Ah!" The dark figure screamed in agony, clutching his bleeding hand and staggering backward.
The entire Lin family was awakened by the noise. Lin Shuo and Lin Yiheng immediately noticed the black clothes in front of Lin Yinan and the blood-dripping sword in her hand.
Without saying a word, the uncle and nephew grabbed wooden sticks and started hitting the dark figure.
The screams woke everyone in the camp. Yun Mo, along with the night watchmen, rushed over with torches in hand.
"What happened?"
Lin Shuo and his nephew stopped what they were doing and looked at Lin Yinan.
Lin Yinan said, "This thief tried to steal our things but I injured him with a knife."
"You're talking nonsense, I didn't steal anything!" the man mumbled incoherently.
Despite his injured hand and bruised face, he still had a piece of jerky in his mouth.
Su Yunzhi pushed through the crowd and came to Lin Yinan's side. Looking at the blood-stained sword, her heart tightened.
"Anan, are you alright?"
Lin Yinan shook her head, "He tried to steal things from my house, and I cut his hand in the process."
It's better to avoid trouble, so she didn't say that Huang Chengwen, that beast, tried to touch her.
Old Mrs. Zhao picked up the scattered bundles from the ground and cursed angrily, "You heartless bastard, what have you done to the things in my bundles?"
Yun Mo held up a torch and shone it in front of the man, recognizing his face, which had been distorted by the beating.
"It's you!"
The man was Huang Guichang's eldest son, Huang Chengwen.
Huang Guichang and Ge Shi walked over, supporting each other.
When Madam Ge saw her son beaten like that, she cried out, "Oh dear, Chengwen, who beat you like this?"
With his parents present, Huang Chengwen felt more confident and pointed at Lin Yinan.
"This little bitch hurt my hand, Mother, buy her. I'll make her wish she were dead."
When Huang Guichang saw Lin Yinan's face clearly, he gasped in shock.
He yelled at Huang Chengwen, "Why aren't you sleeping at night? What are you doing here causing trouble?"
"Father, why aren't you helping me?"
Huang Chengwen was spoiled by Madam Ge since childhood, and he was very dissatisfied to hear him say such things.
"Are you blind? This girl saved your sister and brother's lives! You must have a death wish to cause trouble here!"
As Huang Guichang spoke, he turned to Lin Yinan and bowed deeply in apology, "My son has been disobedient; I am truly sorry!"
Seeing that he was in a good mood, Lin Yinan didn't want to make a fuss about it.
"Grandma, look how much we've lost!"
“Yes! Yes! We’ll compensate for the losses.” Huang Guichang was very cooperative.
With Yunmo here and this girl being highly skilled, Huang Guichang didn't want to offend either of them if he wanted to travel with them.
But Madam Ge didn't understand his good intentions, and when she heard him say that, she immediately refused to do it.
"What? You have to pay compensation? You're giving them face by accepting their food. Besides, she even scratched Chengwen's hand."
At a time like this, this woman is still so clueless. Huang Guichang was so angry that the veins on his forehead throbbed. He turned around and slapped her across the face.
"Shut the hell up!"
Caught off guard by the slap, Ge staggered a couple of steps and almost fell, but fortunately Huang Chengwen caught her in time.
At this moment, the woman who had been rescued by Lin Yinan came over with a small bag of grain, supported by the girl.
"Young lady, this is all we can offer. Please don't find it offensive."
Lin Yinan took the bag from the woman and handed it to Old Mrs. Zhao, saying, "Don't mind."
Huang Guichang adopted a humble attitude, and the Lin family received compensation, so Yun Mo stepped in to smooth things over.
"We should look out for each other when we're all together. If anyone causes trouble, they should be expelled from the group. It's getting late, so let's all disperse."
People dispersed, but Su Yunzhi, standing beside Lin Yinan, was reluctant to leave.
Zhu Jinhui cursed inwardly, furious. Dressed in a mismatched manner, neither male nor female, she looked like a vixen, trying to seduce anyone. Bah, she was a menace. Her son was so infatuated with her that he no longer listened to his mother.
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